Angels Around Us
What the Bible Really Says

[Online Edition]

© 1994  Douglas Connelly

InterVarsity Press : Downers Grove, Illinois — Used by Permission — All Rights Reserved

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1.  Angels — Biblical teaching.
BT966.2 C58 1994 ~ ISBN: 083081695X ~ LC: 943574 ~ 235.3 CON ~ OCLC: 30700265 ~ 150p.

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To Paul and Mary Connelly
my parents
and true servants of Christ

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Table of Contents

1. ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD       13
The Existence of Angels

2. TEST THE SPIRITS       19
Evaluating Angel Encounters

3. ARE THEY NOT ALL MINISTERING SPIRITS?       27
The Nature of Angels

4. ALL THE SONS OF GOD SHOUTED FOR JOY       35
The Origin of Angels

5. AND I SAW A STRONG ANGEL       45
Angels and Power

6. ANGELIC MAJESTIES       57
The Organization of Angels

7. THE DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS       69
The Corruption of Angels

8. BOUND WITH EVERLASTING CHAINS       81
The Confinement of Angels

9. AN ANGEL STRENGTHENED HIM       91
Jesus and Angels

10. HE WILL SEND FORTH HIS ANGELS       105
Angels and Humans

11. IN THE COUNCIL OF HIS HOLY ONES       111
God, Angels and Salvation

12. THEY WILL LIFT YOU UP IN THEIR HANDS       121
Guardian Angels

13. SOME HAVE ENTERTAINED ANGELS UNAWARES       131
Angels and Us

Afterword       139

Notes       141

Name and Subject Index       145

Scripture Index       147

What Does the Bible Say About Angels?

   Is there an angelic energy field we can tap into for guidance? Are we on a journey toward becoming angels right here on earth? What is the role of angels in the world and in our lives? Are angels precious little cherubs shooting arrows?

   Douglas Connelly has studied what the Bible says about angels — and you may be surprised at what's there. Over the centuries numerous myths and superstitions about angels have arisen that many believe are rooted in Scripture. Connelly has done the research to show you what's really there.

   Angels can have a role in our daily lives. Here you will read stories of encounters with angels. And the author is ready to help you understand your own experiences with the supernatural.

   God is using angels in the world. This book will show you how.

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Acknowledgments

Many people have encouraged me in the process of writing this book, but a few (dozen) stand out.

   First, the congregation I am privileged to pastor has been extremely supportive. Almost every week someone asks me about "the book." Tom Skaff and Steve Aikman have been my conscience and have kept me accountable. They are true friends.

   My editor at InterVarsity Press, Cindy Bunch-Hotaling, has believed in me and in this book from the beginning.

   In am most thankful, however, for my little fan club at home — Kim, Kevin, Kyle and my wife, Karen —  who have never lost hope in their dad and husband.

   My parents, Paul and Mary Connelly, who have modeled Christ before me for over four decades, also deserve great thanks. Their true impact will only be revealed when they stand before Christ and receive abundant rewards from His hands.

Throughout the vast reaches

of God's universe, in a realm unseen

through telescopes or microscopes,

fantastic, powerful beings dwell.

They move at the speed of light

carrying out the commands of their master.

They inhabit the highest heaven,

the atmosphere of earth and the pit of hell.

They are involved in international

political affairs and in the smallest

concerns of children.

These beings are called angels.

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